1. organising training and setting up networks on the
European Coordination of Social Security Schemes
in the 27 Member States
Social security
coordination

2. Unemployment benefits
EC Regulation 883/2004 and 987/2009
Main provisions:
-Aggregation of periods of insurance, employment or self-
employment (art. 61 of BR, art. 54 of IR)
-Export of unemployment benefits (art. 64 of BR, art. 55 of IR)
-Special rules for cross-border workers(art. 65 of BR, art. 56 of
IR)
-Reimbursement of unemployment benefits (art. 70 of IR)

3. Romanian practice
I. Aggregation of periods
• According to the Decision E1 of the AC, Romanian institutions
continue to issue E 301, E 302 forms
• Insurance periods or periods treated as such and specified in
the European forms issued by other MS are taken into
account unconditionally by Romanian competent institutions
• Intense activity in relation with Italy and Spain, mostly in one
way direction: Romanian insurance periods certified in view
of establishing entitlement to unemployment benefits in one
of the above-mentioned states
• Less significant exchange of information and forms in relation
to other member states

4. Some statistical data
• Reference period of 1 year (1st October 2010 – 31 October
2011):
• 4766/E301, out of which:
- 2164 issued for Spain
- 1992 issued for Italy
• 6333/E 302, out of which 6320 issued for Spain
• The number of E 301 claimed by Romania from other MS over
the same period is significantly lower: 64

5. The same implementing problems as under old
Regulation 1408/71
• Lack of required documents when a Romanian E 301/E 302 is
claimed by other MS, which finally leads to subsequent
Romanian delays in issuing requested forms
• Long waiting time until requested forms are delivered by
other MS
• Reluctance of certain institutions to use e-mail communication
when further exchange of information is needed, which
extends the waiting time
• Improperly filled in forms (undated, unsigned, not stamped)

6. II. Export of unemployment benefits
Common procedures applied by Romanian institutions:
-Export period initially authorized for 3 months
-Period extended up to 6 months upon the request of the
unemployed, transmitted before the end of the initial 3-month
period/ no criteria
-Payment of the Romanian unemployment benefits only upon
receiving U009 confirming registration as jobseeker and U013
(monthly monitoring)
-U013 can be replaced by the own behalf statement of the
unemployed, transmitted before the end of each export month

7. Some statistical data
Reference period 1 year (1st October 2010 – 31 October 2011):
• Exported Romanian unemployment benefits: 23 (out of
which, 9 for Spain, 5 for Hungary,)
• Exported MS unemployment benefits: 126, out of which:
- 33 from Germany
- 23 from Spain
- 13 from France

8. Implementing problems
• Failure to deliver or delayed delivery by other MS of U009,
which could stop or delay payment of Romanian
unemployment benefits
• Sometimes, neither U013, nor the own behalf statement of
the unemployed is received, meaning no payment is made
• Late payment of unemployment benefits by other MS, in
which case the unemployed asked for assistance from
Romanian liaison body

9. III. Reimbursement of unemployment benefits
• Just a few entitlements were established under art. 65 of BR:
- 1 frontier worker (employment state Hungary)
- 3 mariners (employment state Italy, Germany, Luxemburg)
- 1 seasonal worker (Germany)
• No Romanian claims for reimbursement were sent up to the
current date because:
- either the payable period of 3/5 months did not elapse, or:
- payment of unemployment benefits is currently suspended
because of short-time employment

10. Reimbursement of unemployment benefits - II
• Romania received several reimbursement claims from other
MS:
- 3 from Hungary
- 2 from Germany
- 1 from Bulgaria
- 1 from Sweden
• The reimbursement claims were examined, but no payments
will be made before AC Decision U4 is adopted, especially
that Romanian delegation sent proposed amendment of
section <determination of refundable period> of the draft
Decision U4

11. Romanian/Hungarian cooperation
• Less intense exchange of information and forms compared to
Spain and Italy
• Whenever needed, efficient and prompt communication at
liaison bodies level
• Shared standpoint in relation to the draft Decision U4
regarding reimbursement of unemployment benefits
Special thanks for the good cooperation!